Near Me enables appointments by video: health, housing, social care, public & third sector. c60 million patient travel miles saved. #NearMe nss.nearme@nhs.scot
It made14 recommendations which are summarised in this thread.
Recc 1/14: For each clinical specialty, produce national guidance offering ‘rules of thumb’ for what is generally safe for video consultations.
Significant progress has been made in developing guidance across different specialties.
Mar 23, 2021 • 18 tweets • 14 min read
.Today @scotgovhealth published a landmark Independent Evaluation by @trishgreenhalgh into the use of the #NearMe video consultation for health and care across Scotland during #COVIDー19:
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In March 2020, backed by @JeaneF1MSP The #NearMe@TECScotland launched a '12-wee scale-up plan to help rapidly deploy the use of video of health and care. At the time use was limited to ~300 consults per week. It was a big ask #COVIDー19. What happened?